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Forza Motorsport Practice Race: What It Is & How To Skip

By Karan Pahuja
How To Skip Practice In Forza Motorsport

When you play the Career mode, Forza Motorsport starts with a Practice race which many players want to skip. This is especially true for the veterans of the series. Although there is a good reason for these matches. They give you the ability to rewind when you go off-track or collide with another car. This becomes helpful because you now know how to avoid the previous mistake. You also earn XP by playing them. But if this game feature isn’t for you, then here is how you can skip it.

How to Skip Practice in Forza Motorsport

Forza Motorsport Skip Practice Sessions
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You can choose the Skip Practice option in the menu to start the actual race. There is no option to directly start a race without going through practice first. So here is what you do:

  1. Go to the Pause menu by pressing the Esc key or the menu button on your controller.
  2. Click on the last option, below the settings icon.
  3. Here you will get 3 options:
    • Restart Practice
    • Skip Practice
    • Quit Event
  4. Here, click on the Skip Practice option.
  5. Finally, confirm your choice and you will be out of the practice session. Now, you can start the main race event.

Should You Play Practice Races?

Ideally, it is a good idea to complete the practice race sessions, as they can be used to earn Car XP (CXP). These races give you different tasks that you can use to get used to the circuit. Here are some of the tasks you may get:

  • Complete x number of laps
  • Complete them within the target lap time.

The XP you get for your car during these sessions is useful as they unlock several upgrades. Depending on the difficulty you choose before starting the race, the amount of rewards you get increases with the higher difficulty options and reduces when it is easy. Make sure to regularly upgrade your existing car or buy a new one. Otherwise, after a point, you won’t be able to keep up with other cars as you progress the mode.

Another big reason you should play it is because it makes you aware of the track. So when you play the actual race you will know exactly where to slow down, when to speed up, and which turns to take.

But if you are short on time and these reasons don’t appeal to you, then go ahead and skip it.

That’s all on how to skip practice in this game. Be sure to also check out our Forza Motorsport full cars list.